Best illustrated books all over the world
Paul Rogers is an American illustrator and graphic designer best known for his bold, poster-like style that often draws on mid-20th-century design traditions. He studied at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, and later worked in advertising and editorial illustration before moving more heavily into book projects. […]
Raquel Catalina is a Spanish illustrator living in Valencia. She studied Fine Arts at the Complutense University of Madrid and later completed postgraduate studies in illustration at ESAT in Valencia. Her illustrations often balance warmth, humor, and detail, with a strong focus on everyday life and human gestures. She spends […]
Sean Qualls is an American illustrator and author of children’s books. He grew up in New Jersey and later moved to New York City, where he studied at Pratt Institute. His art is known for its layered, collage-like style that blends drawing, painting, and mixed media. Qualls often explores themes […]
Beni Montresor (1926–2001) was an Italian artist, film director, set and costume designer, author, and illustrator of children’s books. He worked extensively in the United States as a designer of sets and costumes for opera productions. From 1988 to 1989, he served as artistic director of the Rome Opera House […]
Andrei Gennadiev (born 1947, Leningrad, USSR) is a Russian painter and graphic artist. He graduated from the Leningrad Art and Graphic Pedagogical College. After finishing his studies, he twice attempted to enter the Repin Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), but was not accepted due […]
Brian Pinkney (b. August 28, 1961) is an American illustrator of children’s books. He was born in Boston into a creative family — his father, Jerry Pinkney, was a celebrated illustrator, and his mother, Gloria Jean, was an author, milliner, and silversmith. Both parents kept studios at home, and Brian […]
Robert Roger Ingpen (born 1936) is an Australian illustrator, author of children’s books, and graphic designer. He was born and raised in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, and graduated from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University) with a degree in art and illustration. In 1958, Ingpen began working for the […]
Chris Raschka is an American author and illustrator of children’s books, known for his loose, expressive style and the way he often lets the pictures carry as much meaning as the words. Raschka often writes about feelings in a way that’s simple enough for children, but very true to life. […]
Ulla Thynell is an independent artist and designer based in Finland. She has worked as a professional illustrator for eight years now. She mostly makes dream-like illustrations with fairytale, fantasy and nature themes. Her main focus is currently on her personal artwork, and her own designs such as art books […]
Maurice Sendak (1928-2012) was an American children’s writer, illustrator, producer, actor, and director. He was born in America to Polish immigrants. At the age of 12, he was deeply impressed by the animated film Fantasia and decided to become an illustrator. He wrote his first book in 1951. He received […]
Dirk Zimmer (1943-2008) was a German artist, author and illustrator of children’s books. Dirk Zimmer was born in Lower Saxony, Germany, and grew up in Hamburg, where he graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in 1968. Under the pseudonym Deasy, he had a short career as an avant-garde artist, […]
Ingri d’Aulaire (1904-1980) and Edgar Parin d’Aulaire (1898-1986) were American children’s book writers and illustrators who worked primarily in collaboration with each other. Ingri Mortenson was born in Norway and drew as a child; her artistic abilities were highly praised by the famous Norwegian artist Harriet Backer. From the age […]
Ingri d’Aulaire (1904-1980) and Edgar Parin d’Aulaire (1898-1986) were American children’s book writers and illustrators who worked primarily in collaboration with each other. Edgar Parin, a Swiss-born artist, was born in Munich, the son of Italian portrait artist Gino Parin and talented artist and musician Ella Auler (he later took […]
Ilya Iosifovich Kabakov, a famous conceptual artist, was born in Dnepropetrovsk in 1933. During the war, he was evacuated to Samarkand, where he entered the school at the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. After the war, he moved to Moscow, studied at the Moscow Printing Institute. He worked […]
Mara Daugaviete (born in 1955) is an artist and book illustrator. She grew up in a creative family — her parents were artists — and drew a lot since childhood, especially interested in theatrical art. She graduated from the art department of the Moscow Printing Institute and worked in book […]
Thomas Perino is a French artist and illustrator who draws in a minimalist and abstract manner. His illustrations are reminiscent of Art Deco arabesques, referring to the pure geometry of Art Nouveau. Thomas lives and works in Paris. Plastic artist and engraver, he graduated from the Beaux-Arts de Paris and […]
Issa Watanabe was born in Peru in 1980, the daughter of an illustrator and a poet. She studied Literature and Fine Arts and Illustration. Watanabe has led and developed several projects to promote social integration through art. Instagram | instagram.com/issawatanabe Amazon | Issa Watanabe
A graduate of the Institut Supérieur des Beaux Arts in Besançon, Marie Darme-Rizzo is a graphic designer. After ten years living abroad in Berlin, she developed children’s book concepts related to games and languages. A jack-of-all-trades, she explores forms and experiments with new materials. Instagram | instagram.com/marie.darmerizzo
Marcos Guardiola is architect, designer and illustrator. He studied in Madrid at the “ETSAMadrid”, in Lisboa at the “Faculdade de Arquitectura de Lisboa” and in Mexico City at the “Facultad de Arquitectura de la UNAM”. He currently live and work in Madrid (Spain). He like to use colors, textures and […]
Boris Pavlovich Zabirokhin (born in 1947) is a graphic artist, artist, and illustrator. He studied at the school at the Tavrichesky Art College, then graduated from the Leningrad Art and Industrial College named after Mukhina. He participated in the work of the Student Scientific Society, where he made his first […]